Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
train tracks in place on one side of the bridge, so you can imagine the train passing
beside you as you ride or walk over this piece of history.
A bicyclist crosses a Bollman truss bridge-a style developed specifically for use on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Most of the trail is paved and flat, but the surface changes to gravel and then dirt
before it ends abruptly in the middle of the woods. Although you are very near a major
highway and the bustle of the shopping center, the music of the river rolling over large
boulders and the white oaks surrounding the trail create the impression that you're in
the wilderness. It's easy to stop and savor the natural oasis at one of the trail's many
picnic tables.
The Savage Mill Trail is part of a larger, 20-mile system of pathways through
Howard County. For a more challenging trip, hit the
Patuxent Branch Trail
,
which be-
gins a few blocks away.
DIRECTIONS
From Interstate 95, take MD Route 32 (Patuxent Parkway) east to merge
onto US Route 1 (Baltimore Washington Blvd.), heading south. Turn right on
Gorman Road, and then turn left on Foundry Street. The Savage Mill parking lot
is on your left.
Contact:
Howard County Recreation and Parks Department
7120 Oakland Mills Road
Columbia, MD 21046
